Category Archives: WPTF News
Man faces charges after one cyclist killed, others hurt
APEX, N.C. (WPTF) - A first court appearance is scheduled Monday for an Apex man facing a series of felony charges in connection with a crash that left one cyclist dead, and a number of others hurt. 7...
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: 'Godzilla Minus Zero' stomps to a record-setting $31.6 debut, clobbering 'The Cat in the Hat'
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) - "Godzilla Minus Zero" stomped into movie theaters with a chart-topping $31.6 million over the weekend, scoring a record debut for a foreign-language film a...
Nov 8, 2026
Georgia is back at No. 1 in AP Top 25 ahead of Utah and Notre Dame; Ohio State drops to No. 21
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Georgia was voted No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 for the second time this season Sunday, unbeaten UCLA matched its highest ranking in 25 years and Ohio S...
Nov 8, 2026 ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 31: Gunner Stockton #14 of the Georgia Bulldogs rushes against the Florida Gators during the second quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on October 31, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Pope wraps up Uruguay visit and arrives in Milei's Argentina for the most fraught stop of his tour
By NICOLE WINFIELD, NAYARA BATSCHKE and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press FLORIDA, Uruguay (AP) - Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his visit to Uruguay on Sunday by praising the women who have passed the Catholic ...
Nov 8, 2026 Pope Leo XIV plays with a child as he arrives at the square outside the Cathedral Basilica of Florida, Uruguay, the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three, to preside over Mass on the third day of his twelve-day apostolic journey to South America, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Trump and his Justice Department stand defiant as Democrats ready an investigative blitz
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press President Donald Trump and his Department of Justice are taking a combative stance toward Democrats after their election victories in the midterms, signaling intense ...
Nov 8, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 04: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) exits following a press conference at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee headquarters on November 04, 2026 in Washington, DC. Democrats successfully flipped control of both the House and Senate following historic wins in the 2026 midterm elections, shifting the balance of power in Washington. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)
Rivers poised to become next N.C. State football coach
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - It appears former N.C. State quarterback Phillip Rivers will be coming back to coach the Wolfpack. Multiple media outlets are reporting that Rivers is finalizing a deal, after D...
Nov 8, 2026 HOUSTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 04: Philip Rivers #17 of the Indianapolis Colts walks to the locker room after the first half against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on January 04, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
Police make arrest in a deadly shooting at Winston-Salem State during homecoming weekend
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Authorities on Sunday arrested a man in a shooting during homecoming weekend at a historically Black university in North Carolina that left one person dead and at least one ...
Nov 8, 2026
Cary Police Chief to Retire After More Than 50 Years of Public Service
CARY, N.C. (WPTF) -- After more than five years with the Cary Police Department and over five decades in law enforcement in three states, Cary Police Chief Terry Sult has decided to retire effective J...
Nov 6, 2026
Dolly Parton's manager moves to drop complaint accusing late singer's nephew of threatening estate
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Dolly Parton 's longtime manager moved Thursday to drop a complaint that accused the late singer's nephew who acted as her head of security with threatening he...
Nov 6, 2026 Dolly Parton speaks onstage at Dolly Parton's Threads: My Songs In Symphony World Premiere at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on March 20, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Trump's arch is blocked for now, but a glitzy new website highlights the plans
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal court has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from breaking ground for his towering memorial arch, but that hasn't stopped his admi...
Nov 6, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 22: A scale replica of President Donald Trump's 250-foot-tall "Triumphal Arch" stands in the middle of the National Mall along 7th Street Northwest on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. The display was part of Trump's Freedom 250 Great American State Fair. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)